What is the Missouri Stem Cell Amendment?
The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures successfully used the initiative petition process to place a constitutional amendment on the statewide ballot to ensure equal treatment of Missouri patients. Voters approved the amendment on Nov. 7, 2006. Passage of the Stem Cell Amendment made it clear in our state constitution that any stem cell research and cures permitted by federal law will continue to be allowed in Missouri as long as those activities are conducted ethically and safely and do not involve any attempt to clone a human being.